Bobbi McCallum Memorial Scholarship

Description

The Scholarship was established in 1970 by the late Dr Walter Scott Brown in memory of Bobbi McCallum, a prizewinning P-I reporter and columnist. She died in 1969 at age 25 while a patient of Dr Brown's.

Eligibility

The Scholarship is given on the basis of talent, need, and the motivation to pursue a print journalism career.
  • Be a woman majoring in print journalism
  • Attending a school in Washington state
  • Be a junior or senior in the summer or fall of the award year
  • Graduating community college students transferring to a four-year school are also eligible
Gender
For: Female
Student Type
  • Junior
  • Senior

Procedure

  • Detailed summary of her financial need, including job income, family assistance, other scholarship aid, grants and loans
  • Up to five news writing samples
  • Two letters of recommendation (one should be from a journalism or writing instructor)
  • School and home telephone numbers of applicant
  • General resume of college experiences, including transcript

Contact Information

Janet Grimly
Bobbi McCallum Scholarship
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
101 Elliot Avenue W Seattle, WA 98119 P
hone: 206-448-8316

Award Details

Number of Awards
1
Award Amount
$1,000